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Novel role for literature on stage
Compelling, popular theatre adaptations distil the very essence of written stories for audiences
Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education
Arts education is critical, because it has the capacity to liberate learners from economic, social and political forces. What’s needed is funding, training and political will
Men of letters: Mahala and Maake-ka Ncube team up again to stage ‘Bloke & His American Bantu’
Langston Hughes and Bloke Modisane took the art of letter writing seriously, but what else did their relationship entail?
Why place matters in celebrating Jo’burg’s club history
The history of clubbing in Jo’burg is less about physical space and fading memories, but about the sheer, frightful necessity of dancing
Great heart of African literature: Bheki Peterson’s expansive vision of the world
Having conducted the bulk of his study during apartheid, which informed his scholarship, Peterson left us with provocations for the future
The many guises of Rami Chuene
Author, actress, philanthropist, singer and translator Rami Chuene fits a lot into her life
Obituary: Literary allrounder Stephen Gray was a scholar, critic, novelist and poet
Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’
Achmat Dangor: On writing and change
Celebrated author and political activist Achmat Dangor died on Sunday at the age of 71. Here, in a 1990 interview published in Staffrider, he speaks to Andries Walter Oliphant…